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[Captivate General] Jodin:
once you hit mass storage, if you bring the notification bar down, you can click the "usb" setting and select mount. Perhaps that will work? (or is that for mac only?)

yes, when you do this you will be able to access both drives without it asking you to insert a disk
[Captivate General] immer:
I am new to android so I had this problem for a while. But you made my day madjsp. I have been trying to get this phone connected to my pc for the past 2 days, but with very little success. The kies software detected my phone only twice. But this connection was very erratic. Just to copy 200mb of photos the link showed a transfer time of 7 hours. The device would often disconnect itself after like 10 secs.

But until samsung fixes their software and drivers, the mass storage option works very reliably for transfering files between pc and (internal+external) sd cards.

My directions:

1) Choose the Mass storage option in USB settings of the device

2) Then connect to the comp.

3) There should be a message in the notification bar: "USB connected. Select to copy files to/from your computer" . Tap the notification and select mount from the popup.

Now you can view both sd cards from pc and transfer files to/fro w/ ease.

The last step is the most important one. For all those having the problem where clicking the drive in the pc reads "Insert a media into the drive", this should fix the problem. Maybe it is something android specific that I didn't know...
[Captivate General] doomah69:
Same thing happen to me, i found drivers on this site and instead or hitting mass storage when it is connect to PC, I hit media PLAYER and it worked fine i was able to see the 16GB and my SD card, Loaded music and videos and pics with no problem, also remember only plug into the back of computer. you can find drivers on this site that will work on like pages 3-6
[Captivate General] poorboy08:
Selecting Media player worked for me as well. I now can see and have access to both my internal and external / removable SD card. Good lookin' out!
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
It seems like a craps shoot for me if windows will recognize it... hell sometimes my notification bar tells me usb is connected but doesn't give me options to turn it on or off... and this is all with USB set to mass storage... is there possibly something I am doing wrong?

Like sometimes it hooks up without any issues, other times windows sees it, but after a few minutes says its failed to install a MTP USB device, so I have tried pointing it at the location where the sammy USB drivers were installed but nothing... I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers and manually switching them to other random things...

sometimes a reboot of the comp works it out, but other times it doesn't... I have the feeling I am just missing something...
[Vibrant General] Morbo66:
Same here, except i'm on WinXp SP3. Get USB connected icon in notification bar of Vibrant, but windows task tray says failed to install device.

Looks like iffy drivers to me. Since samsung apps isn't available in the US yet, is there somewhere else we can get Kies?
[Vibrant General] gordon.mott:
The file you want for Windows 7 x64 is called GalaxyS_64.zip - worked perfect for me. Can't remember where I downloaded it from, though... uploading it now.

Edit: Here's the file you want.

http://www.filedropper.com/galaxys64_2
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
That's the same thing I have tried installing a few dozen times before... still won't work.
[Vibrant General] Col.Kernel:
There are multiple notifications you have to deal with on the phone. Took me a while to figure it out, too.

First you have to pick the mode you connect to W64 in (Mass Storage), then you actually have to mount the internal memory and card as drives for W64 to see them. This is all in the Notification bar on your phone. Just because you see the USB icon does NOT mean you are supposed to be connected.

THEN you get the "What do you want to do with this?" from Windows.

I got so tired of all the confirmations I just installed Dropbox. Now if I want a file on the phone I just drop it into my Phone Stuff directory and pick it up on my phone. No USB cable, no WiFi, just grab it and go.

If you're looking to xfer over a big batch of media files there is DoubleTwist and several other apps like it that will do so over WiFi.
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
Well I am installing dropbox because this is getting ridiculous... after a fresh flash it mounted once, then after that it wouldn't ever again. I tell it to mount to my computer and everything, but the computer just shows an icon that it is trying to install the drivers and never does... Come on samsung, stop being so proprietary...
[Vibrant General] gravis86:
Wow guys I didn't have any problems at all. USB Mass Storage worked the first time and it keeps working. Where I encounter problems is when I set it to USB Debugging then it doesn't get recognized.

ETA: I'm on Windows 7 x64 with all the current updates.
[Vibrant General] S4X:
My windows is 32bit XP, but try this trick i've discovered, may be it will help. Say into voice dialer "Open SD card" -> check "Enable USB mass storage". Let's know how it works
[Vibrant General] Col.Kernel:
Hey Degeneration, you can also install the Android SDK.

Unfortunately I can't post external links until I'm validated by a mod, but if you google "screenshot vibrant" (w/o the quotes) it should be the top link.

The domain is know your cell dot com and it has links to the Android SDK and the Java SE SDK in the instructions to take screenshots of your Vibrant.

I personally think you should try this because your phone may be defective. I'm running W7-64 Pro and didn't have to do anything to get the phone and the PC to see each other.
[Vibrant General] archangel52005:
Wow I had no idea people were having this issue. I'm running Win 7 Ult. x64 and for me it was just plug in and go. When I was rooted on my G1 I had a similar issue but using USB Debug and the Android SDK fixed that. hope you get it figured out.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
Yeah I'm on win7 and I installed the drivers and plugged in the phone and was good to go
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
I installed the drivers before ever plugging the phone in. I also have had SDK, adb, and Odin3 ready before plugging it in. When I first got it I immediateness set it to mass storage and didn't have a problem. Then when I started messing with it more I started having trouble every once in a while with it mounting, to the point that now it works every once in a while, mostly right after a fresh flash. Personally I think it's a combo of both the phone and the computer doing crap, but it's pretty lame. I don't even remember installing drivers for my G1, and definitely nothing else and I never had an issue with it. I don't see why samsung can't kiss a little butt or pay a little money to have windows recognize the phone and be able to install the drivers from the net. Now if the problem was just for people messing with their phones it would be one thing, then it's on me. But last night I was running stock again and it only worked the first time it connected, but I forgot to switch to mass media so I disconnected, switched, reconnected, and nothing. Tried switching back and same thing...

Constantly just keep getting told at best that windows failed to install an MTP (or whatever, I just closed the thing in the notification area and when I tried reconnecting the USB cable I got the phone just telling me USB is connected but giving no options) device failed to install...

bah... oh well
[Android Apps and Games] lsxrx7:
now Fring / skype doesnt work

what can i do to use skype on my hero
[Android Apps and Games] Gumero:
I have been using nimbuzz to some sucess... no video calls but at least I get my skype... and yahoo... and all the others...

just wish someone out there could come up with a team speak 3 compatible client or plugin... works much better than skype for IP calling to people on very limited bandwidth...
[Android Apps and Games] leungda:
I tried.... it seems doesn't work on Skype too.
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] amcolian:
Hi guys, I tried to search the forum for anyone having the problem that I am... I've recently installed X-Pro PPC edition for VoiP calls on my X1 and when I start the program, the program is aligned with the top of the screen with some of it behind the taskbar... could anyone kindly help me with this issue. I cannot see the number that's been dialled or is calling me, as it's hidden behind the task bar...

Thanks all!
[Desire General] SixSenses:
Having this problem so far

When watching youtube's videos from htc's youtube app, video and audio are seem to be out of sync using my HTC Desire.

It is only every so slightly out of sync.

Is anyone else knowing how to solve the problem? Will this problem disappear when Froyo is out?

thx in advance
[Desire General] r47z:
yes, just pull the time bar to the start again to get it sync. lol
[HTC Aria General] xdafly:
When changing the sdcard, is it simply a matter or performing an external format, powering phone down, remove existing sdcard and inserting new sdcard ?
[HTC Aria General] pvillasuso:
1. Connect your phone to your PC and Enable the USB mode

2. Backup/copy all your 2GB microSD info -somewhere/new folder- @ your computer

3. Use an SD or USB adapter to connect/plug your new 16GB microSD and restore all your info back in there

4. Turn off phone

5. Switch microSD cards

6. Turn on phone and Enjoy !
[HTC Aria General] xdafly:
Had to enable the phone as external drive, copy all data from old sdcard and restore it all to new sdcard
[HTC Aria General] sekarpdkt:
If you have rooted your phone and enabled a2sd in android phone it is different story.
[HTC Aria General] mrandyp69:
power down

you dont have to power down to remove the sdcard. not that its a big deal but you could just...

go to settings ->

click SD and Phone Storage ->

click unmount sd card.

:)

or you could just power down.
[HTC Aria General] xdafly:
>If you have rooted your phone and enabled a2sd in android phone it is different story.

phone is rooted.

what is the "different story"?
[HTC Aria General] sekarpdkt:
If you are using A2SD, you applications are in EXT3 partition. You need to restore them.

Simple mount and copy will work for data in FAT32 partition. If you have A2SD, you need to go through nandroid route to restore application as well.

Try http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7054986&postcount=7
[HTC Aria General] fourire:
Should we install a recovery again or it stay there ?
[Epic 4G General] Kainous:
(I realize some questions are about the Galaxy S/General Android but I thought I'd fit them in here too. If inappropriate, please move or delete this thread)

Has there been any word of a GSM version for the rest of the world like me?

I assume this is rootable and Samsung will not use locked bootloaders like Motorola Milestone (which I regret even owning) ?

Is it possible to port Cyanogenmod to this or Galaxy S?

Should I pick this or an HTC phone with a QWERTY keyboard instead for ROM compatibility? (The rumored HTC Vision)

In an experienced person's opinion, Should I go for this or keep saving my money and go for an Android 3.0 phone instead? (rumored to come out in Q4 2010)
[Epic 4G General] psychoace:
First question I don't know the answer to.

Second question yes it will most likely have root upon release.

Third question is most likely not. With Samsungs complicated file structure and lack of open source code the phone will most likely only receive custom roms based off of only Samsung firmware. That means the only way you will get froyo is when Samsung releases it.

Last question yes I would wait for an HTC device. The community already has a good grip on these devices which should give you a much better chance of having a large choice of custom roms. (mind you I'm not saying the phone won't have custom roms its just they will all be based off of Samsung releases. If you don't believe me take a look at all Samsung android released so far and where the I 9000 is currently at right now)
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
So, I've been wondering.... How is the X10 marketed in your neck of the woods? Here in Japan, the amount of advertising I see on a daily basis for the X10 is on par with, if not exceeding, the iPhone 4. I wonder if this has to do with the support the phone gets.... Obviously the phone is popular here, and it seems to get a lot of updates quickly. If the X10 doesn't sell a lot, it probably won't get updates in any sort of timely fashion.

Our most recent marketing push by SE here was to advertise the fact that your can change your default launcher and customize it with many different colors/backgrounds. They're pushing it so hard that they've made 10 (!) commercials highlighting the feature that run constantly on TV. You can find them here if you're interested: http://www.sonyericsson.co.jp/product/docomo/so-01b/cm/index.html
[XPERIA X10 General] njfpolyr6:
nothing in USA yet as there is no carrier subsidizing the phone. Rumors said AT&T will get it in September or October this year, but the rumor wasnt confirmed yet. Most people in the US who own the X10 mostly got the info from the internet.
[XPERIA X10 General] wrongfeifong:
The winning market for SE is obviously not Americans.

In canada, i consider it the best phone available. Please don't tell me HTC desire is better just because you can have froyo.

Isn't there a post on engadet saying SE have achieved 5 billions subcriptions already with the phones?

Anyway, SE phone are always popular in Asian market (watch a hong kong TVB drama and every actor use a x10)
[XPERIA X10 General] gaolinde:
haha what's the drama name?

so fast every actor get x10 already?

by the way seems like only yen is money for SE.
[XPERIA X10 General] stevencxr:
are they selling each of them as a system individually? or SE let people download themes from their website?
[XPERIA X10 General] citsym:
Xperia X10 India Commercial

[YOUTUBE]gzuX0qOvyhA[/YOUTUBE]

(Couldn't find a HQ version)
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
The themes are free from their website, they're all listed on the Android Market.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] doomsdaycs:
Hey guys in my earlier thread some ppl told me that i could update from asian firmware to european firmware. I would like to knw if there would be any problems by doing that, and would like to know ur experiece after flashing.. Thanx for ur replies. I don mind waiting an extra month for asian firmware release if u feel flashing can be problematic, if not i'll b happy to flash.

Ps: I knw a thread like this is available but there are no conclusive answers there. Thanx.;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] eaglesteve:
I like to know too. I hope no issue here other than losing the Asian keyboards. I assume one could still get a third party keyboard for say, chinese characters input.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] doomsdaycs:
Ya i recieved a reply in hardware zone forum, ppl have upgraded their firmwares from dd or dx to xx, xw (european). No problems were found, infact performance increased a little bit. One of the guys told me not to update cause firmwares released in europe tend to be buggy like beta versions, only final versions are released in asia and other places thats why updates are few. So if i were u i'd wait for firmware to release in my region.. Wat's u take on this? Do u still wanna flash ur phone or do u wanna wait a month extra......
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trinikartel:
I personally haven't had any issues with the euro fw to speak of. Like doomsdaycs mentioned I definitely experienced performance increase and even more once i installed the modaco rom. I ran the latest JG3 for a few days and it was great then i wanted the modaco rom so I reflashed with JG1 and it's still had no problems. Hope that helps...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kenkiller:
That's utter rubbish.

Went from APAC to Euro firmwares, and never looked back.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] eaglesteve:
Let me ask you guys who have gone over to the European firmware a few questions:

1) Has it fixed the 3G/wifi connection problem? (I hope you do not dispute that there is problem :) )

2) Has the lags/pause gone away? Or just minimized?

3) Has your GPS started to work accurately yet?

4) Does your email still takes ages to load? Or just become less slow?

5) Does the music playing still pause/freeze once in a while?

6) Anyone still able to install stuffs like Chinese keyboards from the Android market place after adopting the Europe firmware?

7) Do you have problem with the market place like what these people say?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7232231#post7232231

Thanks for sharing.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m3keni:
Let me ask you guys who have gone over to the European firmware a few questions:

1) Has it fixed the 3G/wifi connection problem? (I hope you do not dispute that there is problem :) )

Answer: You need to create a new APN in order to use the 3G network. As for WIFI.. I am able to connect to any WIFI as long as I have the password. :)

2) Has the lags/pause gone away? Or just minimized?

Answer: Kinda but you will still experience it even with the JG5 firmware.. rumor has it that samsung will release an official fix for this on the end of july but there is no official word from samsung.. all we can do is cross our fingers and hope or best alternative.. use modaco's fix. :)

3) Has your GPS started to work accurately yet?

Answer: Yup, compared to the stock firmware, it is able to identify my location within a 5 meter radius. :)

** upgrade to the latest google maps version.

4) Does your email still takes ages to load? Or just become less slow?

Answer: Google.. first time setup.. yes. But now, depending on your location and signal strength.. takes about 8 - 15 seconds.. longer with 2 bars on my phone.. about 30 seconds or so. [GMAIL]

5) Does the music playing still pause/freeze once in a while?

Answer: When I am playing Let's Golf with very low volume then listening to music using the default player at level 6 - 7 volume. I do experience it sometime.. :)

6) Anyone still able to install stuffs like Chinese keyboards from the Android market place after adopting the Europe firmware?

Answer: I am able to install Google Pinyin.. the qwerty keyboard still shows ABC but when you press each letter.. it will show the chinese character equivalent. :)

7) Do you have problem with the market place like what these people say?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7232231#post7232231

Answer: Weird case, never experienced that issue on my SGS after doing 3 firmware upgrades. :)

And no, I haven't rooted my phone yet.. hoping to hear from samsung by the month's end to know if they finally release a firmware fix for the memory transfer issue [NAND].
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m3keni:
I second that.

The ASIAN version to be honest.. is full of crap from the TELCO's which renders the phone perform slower.. and I'd like to add that, my phone starts and loads faster now without the singtel crap. :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] eaglesteve:
Thank you M3keni. I'm glad it looks so positive.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] m3keni:
You are welcome bro.

Disclaimer though.. other users may have a different take on my experience with my SGS.. hehehe.

..seriously, samsung should fix the NAND issue with an update firmware soon.

..but we have hardworking developers to go to for MODS.. iLike! :)

Before you decide and buy the SGS, visit your nearest telco showroom to try and feel the phone. Will help in your decision. :)

Have a good weekend! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] doomsdaycs:
Thanx for the info i'll be flashing madoco rom too.. cheers..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] eaglesteve:
I'm waiting for the Froyo that's supposedly 3 times faster than iPhone 3GS. As it is now, it is a lot slower than even iPhone 3G. The black screen and long pauses is beginning to get to me.

I'm hesitant to root now as I'm uncertain about the hardware aspect of GPS, and my fear that the process might not be fully reversible, hence voiding the warranty potentially.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] netboyhk:
i have a question that how to upgrade the firmware from Asian to EUR use kies without root??????

i want to change that but have no idea, thx:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sany:
yes please, even I need to know how to flash my Singtel FW to the eu version like the friends above mentioned. Mainly I want to do this without rooting...!!

And once after upgrading, will it allow me to upgrade to froyo when it is officially released!!! via Kies or OTA.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sany:
Can you suggest the fw number of the official euro firmware that you are using now so I can install as well.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vijaykanth:
No problem at all dude.

Flashed from DDJF3 to XWJG1 (Indian to some European country)... JF3 had major issues... JG1 is good... not great though. Most of the problems of the stock firmware were resolved by Modaco's Custom ROM... try it out! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trinikartel:
You guys should give the new firmware JM1 or JM2 a twirl. The difference is night and day...no joke..and that's before root and any modifications.

@netboyhk I initially used this as my starting point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWcM44On88

Note that in the video he says it HAS to be on a specific com port....ignore that part. It's all relative to how many usb ports u have and how many devices plugged in etc etc. From my experiences it's REALLY hard to brick this phone but your mileage may vary
[Galaxy S I9000 General] flamingpitofhell:
I think you mean JM1 and JM2 - unless Samsung's moving faster on firmware than I thought...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trinikartel:
Yea thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prankey:
I can confirm that it IS FULLY REVERSIBLE. You just need to reformat using ODIN while putting an official ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prankey:
I agree. Way too faster now than the stock ROM. Also with WCDMA only persistent feature and many more. Nice upgrade.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
Actually its the asian firmwares that are buggy and are usually left out as a beta testing firmware, you can confirm that your self by going through the samsung firmware website.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] eaglesteve:
I'm going to give JM2 a try, as soon as the download is complete. The server's speed is just around 5kB/S, and will take more than half a day to complete LOL. So, nothing can be done for now until I got the firmware. I hope both the speed and GPS issues are fixed, and that there's no issue with KIES.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasd321:
hmm would be sweet

http://shop.sprint.com/en/services/airave/index.shtml?ECID=vanity:airave
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaliciousOne:
uh would you not have WiFi access at home/office?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasd321:
but its 4g!! omg! hehe course i have wifi but I want to test out 4g speeds n stuff, and also my cousin plays SS4 on his PS3 while I play BB2 and MW2 on PC, and sometimes my lil bro is here too, so it would be nice to have an extra source of internets like 4g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigglywiggly:
Doesn't that product use your internet...? It just encrypts its data and broadcasts it as 4g... therefore making it useless for your scenario. Honestly they should just make those with really powerful antennas, and not charge people a dime, and install it on people's houses. More converage for everyone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weidnerj:
Simple answer: No.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jwhitney83:
Simple answer: yes it does use your intetnet, read the page in which you linked to.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBiles:
The Airave doesn't even broadcast 3G. It is voice only.

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkManX4lf:
Yep exactly as he says. I have one and its voice only.